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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander: The first of many firsts
Despite encountering racism, sexism, and bigotry to get her Penn education, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman in the U.S. to get her Ph.D. in economics, and was one of the first three Black women to get a doctorate in any subject.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The ‘hijab penalty’: Feminist backlash to Muslim immigrants in Germany
Research from political scientists Nicholas Sambanis, Danny Choi, and Mathias Poertner finds discrimination against Muslim women is eliminated when they show progressive gender attitudes.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
How to strengthen housing safety nets
U.S. homeowners and renters need stronger safety nets than existing social insurance programs provide to prevent housing insecurity during economic downturns.
News・ Sports
By the Numbers: Scoring sensation Adam Goldner of men’s lax
The senior attacker, two-time captain, and five-year starter recently wrapped up his record-breaking career for the Quakers.
News・ Science & Technology
Becoming a bioengineer, both at home and on campus
This spring, the Bioengineering Modeling, Analysis, and Design lab was able to safely resume in-person instruction while adapting its curriculum to keep remote learners engaged.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Hope and help for wrongfully incarcerated Pennsylvanians
With Project HOPE, President’s Engagement Prize winners Carson Eckhard, Natalia Rommen, and Sarah Simon will address the lack of support to wrongfully incarcerated people in Philadelphia and across the state.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media
Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media.
News・ Campus & Community
Inaugural Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced
Drawing from the most accomplished and diverse Ph.D. trainees, the 2021 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows come from across the nine schools at Penn that offer Ph.D. programs.
News・ Campus & Community
Karen Detlefsen named Penn vice provost for education
The professor of philosophy in the School of Arts & Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Graduate School of Education, has been named vice provost for education at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.
News・ Health Sciences
COVID’s impact on cancer care comes more into focus
With the disruption of cancer care since the pandemic began in March 2020, recent reports are starting to show that the interruption—while still significant—may not be as detrimental as experts originally feared.